négrier

French

Etymology

From nègre + -ier. Compare Spanish negrero, Italian negriero, Portuguese negreiro, Galician negreiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ne.ɡʁi.je/
  • (file)

Noun

négrier m (plural négriers, feminine négrière)

  1. a slaver, slave trader, slaveholder, slave driver (specifically black slaves)
  2. a slave ship
  3. (figuratively) a slave driver

Adjective

négrier (feminine négrière, masculine plural négriers, feminine plural négrières)

  1. (relational) slave trade; slave, proslavery

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